Hepatitis B (V) by Krisjen Gonzales https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0 en-us 2018-05-10 20:43:05 UTC 2018-05-11 20:19:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png symptoms k_gonzales3 https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259786664 Hepatitis B signs and symptoms may include:

  • Abdominal pain
  • Dark urine
  • Fever
  • Joint pain
  • Loss of appetite
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Weakness and fatigue
  • Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice)
]]> 2018-05-10 20:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259786664 Diagnosis Procedure k_gonzales3 https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259787476 Serologic tests for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) immunoglobulin M (IgM) are required for the diagnosis of acutehepatitis B virus (HBV). ... Antibody to HBsAg (anti-HBs) is produced after a resolved infection and is the only HBV antibody marker present after vaccination]]> 2018-05-10 20:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259787476 k_gonzales3 https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259788425 2018-05-10 20:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259788425 Map of where this disease has the highest prevalence k_gonzales3 https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259788961 Hepatitis B prevalence is highest in sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia, where between 5–10% of the adult population is chronically infected. High rates of chronic infections are also found in the Amazon and the southern parts of eastern and central Europe.]]> 2018-05-10 20:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259788961 Something shocking about your assigned disease k_gonzales3 https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259789861 Hepatitis B is a sexually-transmitted disease but can also be transmitted during normal household contact with an infected person.]]> 2018-05-10 21:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259789861 Prevention & Statistics (Only 1 way for 100% prevention, remember?) k_gonzales3 https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259790425 More than 50 percent of new hepatitis B cases could be prevented if hepatitis B vaccination were routinely offered to everyone attending sexually transmitted disease clinics and to all correctional facility inmates.]]> 2018-05-10 21:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259790425 but some have vaccinations available. Does yours? k_gonzales3 https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259790606 Hepatitis B vaccine is safe and effective. ]]> 2018-05-10 21:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/k_gonzales3/sxmw26opbgp0/wish/259790606